Maybe if you're going to take a break, don't leave the "everything's ok" alarm on.   Peter's song pick:: In The Mood by Glenn Miller https://open.spotify.com/track/6dZKWYSx5YBIme4SfpIHJ0?si=8469902e32d843ca Leigh's song pick:: White Christmas by Bing Crosby https://open.spotify.com/track/4rp2Hr51C99Nx5AC9GfSeI?si=d83c9ebc6f3449b8   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a patron, get exclusive...

Sometimes you just need a hand to get by.  No need to get up in arms.  Some people are just armed and dangerous.   Peter's song pick:: Go To Hell by Motorhead https://open.spotify.com/track/6fe9zK5wfWxXk5b6R2WYXM?si=38cf0fab32f146ac Leigh's song pick:: High 'N' Dry by Def Leppard https://open.spotify.com/track/7IpHed4DNlSmApHiSVE35Q?si=f27fdc4ddc41488e   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a...

When picking the staff to run your brand new nuclear reactor, would you say you'd want "stable" people that "get along", orrr...   Nuclear Norm's song pick:: Kryptonite Smokes the Red Line by Isotope 217 https://open.spotify.com/track/61iA7GlyQsOehYmbeZNGgx?si=602677f367984347   Peter's song pick:: Green Machine by Kyuss https://open.spotify.com/track/6nxHMqTNKWlQnx5AFxz1iX?si=d4ff0131ea4f49ff Leigh's song pick:: Heavenly by...

Will they ever learn?  Let me guess, not enough food?  Minimal accommodations?  Cowmicide?  Wait, what was that last thing...    Peter's song pick:: Riders On The Storm (Fredwreck Remix) by Snoop Dogg vs. The Doors https://open.spotify.com/track/0RcYEWXtbu4ehdv1tiBOi0?si=d2de6c5e177a47a8 Leigh's song pick:: AOTKPTA by The Locust https://open.spotify.com/track/26oxBlZRI8vdjgkJZUokWA?si=abbdfea186fb48b8   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your...

Peter and Leigh reconvene in the studio IN PERSON FINALLY, discuss the upcoming season, and even get into a mini-disaster!   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a patron, get cool stuff, and help us make some exciting new content!www.patreon.com/thisdisasterpod   Instagram @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com   Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com

In the final episode of this "season", we revisit disaster on the open ocean.  Inclement weather, over three hundred yachts, the history of boats, and just so many reasons to never set foot in the ocean.   Peter's song pick:: Dreams by The Cranberries https://open.spotify.com/track/4JGKZS7h4Qa16gOU3oNETV?si=23984130963e4d2d Leigh's song pick:: Chaos by Stump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNZXoEvikd0&ab_channel=frenchaccent     If you like what you hear, please...

Just because something happens quickly, doesn't mean it can't be horrific.  The most dangerous job in the world meets fatigue, to catastrophic ends.  Deep sea diving, rapid decompression, human error, and too-late regulations.   Leigh's song pick:: The Bends by Mr. Bungle https://open.spotify.com/track/0T4d6Pn20ar2JB1jI4MVKs?si=5c48b47b88a646f3   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not...

You thought overwrought endeavours were limited to videogames?  Where do you go now... that you've written Sweet Child O' Mine and November Rain?  Axel Rose, Buckethead, midnight pyrotechnics, and chicken coop pronography.   That video about how The Rock is totally a James Bond movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdnevXjqdc   Leigh's song pick:: Riad N' The Bedouins by Guns N' Roses https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ipp7nTpEfpUYzT9OExVD0?si=cdb0d1cd8ee74131 Peter's song pick::...

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or at least maybe finish a marathon.  Things could have gone a whole lot better for the rag-tag band of competitors at the St. Louis Olympics.  Dusty roads, ancient wars, rotten apples, and rat poison...   Peter's song pick:: Untitled by Andrew Hulshult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGK1dr-Ql0w&t=3635s   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Also, tell your friends! Tell your enemies too, we're not...

Our special guest Try-All Andy returns for the story of the trials and tribulations that went into producing a sequel that was over a decade in the making.  Aliens, misogyny, pop-culture references, and a world record... hail to the king?   E3 1998 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR6qFFEkALg&t=136s   E3 2001 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDlB2P1leRM&ab_channel=NUKEMDAVENUKEMDAVE   Leigh's song pick:: All The Kids Are Right by Local...

As harsh a place as space can be, there have been surprisingly few deaths in space.  Not to worry!  Leigh found some for us.  Soviet cosmonauts, Soyuz 11, and a pesky valve...   Leigh's song pick:: Niin by Arovanehttps://open.spotify.com/track/2z1CBtxKRSphEzTfAQ7z4S?si=a904839036bd46d6   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a patron, get exclusive content, help us make more...

Craig from Canadian History Ehx returns to once again rob us of sleep.  What's the most damage mother nature could possibly do in one hour?  Edmonton, Alberta found out in 1987.  Tornadoes, the Fujita scale, Canadian devastation, and... you better believe it... a trailer park.   Craig's song pick:: The Twist by Chubby Checker https://open.spotify.com/track/3ohLnESFgYACPMCkoTOzqE?si=20be1cdd28fb4365   Leigh's song pick:: The End Of All Things by...

Not all disasters happen on a global scale.  Leigh tells the story of his experience on jury duty, with its highest highs and lowest lows.  Criminal fraud, heated debates, comped meals... and comped... meals...   Leigh's song pick:: Isn't Everyone by Health x Nine Inch Nailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2E6jNXzBE&ab_channel=YOUWILLLOVEEACHOTHER   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a...

Ever wanted some of your favorite songs ruined by the story of the man behind them?  Leigh makes it real hard to separate the man from the art.  The Ronettes, John Lennon, George Harrison, hit records, guns, and death.   Leigh's song pick:: Be My Baby by The Ronettes https://open.spotify.com/track/2TVhxOesu7h90ZTAHj4Tyc?si=cd75a111aa4d4ad9   Peter's song pick:: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) by Nancy Sinatrahttps://open.spotify.com/track/4JLcAU2xY90qTkTSNM1lUa?si=a6761aa286ca4d4e   If you...

Peter tells the harrowing tale of that time a group of ships got stuck in the Suez Canal... and it's probably not the time you're thinking of.  Salty sailors, makeshift regattas, non-sanctioned Olympic games, and alcohol... so much alcohol.   Peter's song pick:: No Weaknesses by The Dirty Nilhttps://open.spotify.com/track/6mAN7i05hcNNttAiW0Sy2q?si=4042326c587a4b43   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not...

Been a while since you've felt crowded?  Nuclear Norm tells the story of a dystopian cyberpunk fever dream that existed in the heart of Hong Kong.  Opium wars, building code violations, plane-scrapers, and Bloodsport.   Greg Girard's photography of the Kowloon Walled Cityhttp://www.greggirard.com/work/kowloon-walled-city--13   Norm's song pick:: Stalling by Prune Deerhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0Lp5IjraeWQYoeKLnqOEyQ?si=1345f6ac94f34f54     Leigh's song pick:: My Hands Are Turning To...

What better way to unwind after a long day of wandering through a mall than paying to get lost in a labyrinth?  Misguided endeavors, maze-like working conditions, a ghost in the machine, and a fire...   Leigh's song pick:: Hard Sun by Indiohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tVvQUAcf4&ab_channel=cartwrong   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review!Also, tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a patron, get exclusive content, help us make more...

By 1970, flying to the moon was boooooooring... at least, if you asked the People of Earth.  Nothing like a spot of near-death to revive public interest!  Dropped osygen tanks, explosions in space, floating pee bags, and Jerry... f****n' Jerry...   Peter's song pick:: Go! by Public Service Broadcasting https://open.spotify.com/track/5xYZXIgVAND5sWjN8G0hID?si=0ccf9d33e5314bd5   Leigh's song pick:: We Took The Wrong Step Year Ago by...

As a follow-up to his Tragedy Tuesday about the Pono Player, Leigh brings us up to speed on TIDAL, the "audiophile" streaming service.  Less disaster, more questionable money grab?  Also, a round-up of our favorite albums and songs of 2020 to round out the year before heading into our hiatus!   Leigh's song pick::  When I Was Small by Jesu https://open.spotify.com/track/2bdzxPEpVY7SPV0ofszd44 Peter's song pick:: Regurginated Communion by Of Feather And...

Peter and Leigh announce the end of the first phase of this disaster and our triumphant return in April 2021!  A temporary pause in our regular weekly releases, some teasers of what's to come, and our sincerest thanks.  We'll see you all on April 7, 2021 (and for a disaster or two before then)...   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   Become a patron, get cool stuff, and help us make some exciting new...

If the history of the saxophone's invention had a soundtrack, it certainly wouldn't be smooth jazz.  An inventor that just wouldn't quit, despite the world doing its best to stop him in his tracks.  Blunt force trauma, poisoning, drowning, viciously jealous rivals, and a giant cannon.   Peter's song pick:: Hell by Clown Corehttps://open.spotify.com/track/3iNJUrTTqODoKapRzameCI   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not...

In this edition of Album Autopsy, Try-All Andy joins us as we are collectively baffled by a supposed radical departure in musical genres.  An album not reviled, but hardly beloved... what happens when an artist endeavors to try something different, but doesn't quite make it off the beaten path?   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Tell your friends!Tell your enemies too, we're not picky.   CHRISTMAS CARDS!Send someone some charred love and existential dread this...

What do you get when you go on a quest for high-fidelity portable audio, but forget to bring the design sensibilities?  Neil Young's Toblerone Player... I mean, Pono Player.  Is that triangular prism in your pocket, or are you just pretending to hear the difference?  FLAC, MP3, too much money, too little product.   Leigh's song pick:: Piece of Crap by Neil Younghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovum-GjYWKQ&ab_channel=neilyoungchannel   If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a...

In the late 18th century, the Netherlands really had it out for Iceland.  Maybe it was all the red-hot magma, acid rain, and sulfur-filled air, courtesy of the Laki craters?  Fire, brimstone, a Dutch hate-boner, and a fire priest.   John's song pick:: Mars by Gustav Holsthttps://open.spotify.com/track/6azDDykaIBHmZQFEFTKycC   Peter's song pick:: Burning Worlds of Excrement by Svartidaudihttps://open.spotify.com/track/2t4UAANtwLlx2Ghs2mAI0q   Leigh's song pick:: Sudden Death by Mr....